these are the words as sung by Roy Bailey (album c. 1971) :

HOW SHOULD I YOUR TRUE LOVE KNOW


How should I your true love know, from another one?
By his cockle hat and staff
And his sandal shoon.

He is dead and gone, lady, he is dead and gone
At his head a grass-green turf
And at his heels a stone.

White his shroud as mountain snow
Larded all with flowers
That bewept to the grave did go
With true love a-showers.

How should I your true love know, from another one?
By his cockle hat and staff
And his sandal shoon.


Roy's reference was "Seeds of Love" edited by Stepehn Sedle (? - my photocopy becomes unreadable here!!)

Anyone able to comment on the tune yet, as IanHP asked above too?

Cheers! R-J